Islamic State in Iraq

proper noun

ISIL/ISIS/Islamic State

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ISI
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. former nameISIL/ISIS/Islamic State

    Synonyms: ISI

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounISIL/ISIS/Islamic State

Similar
ISI
Also see
islamic state

Origin

From the group's former Arabic-language name, الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق (ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya fī l-ʕirāq, literally “the Islamic State in Iraq”).

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Translations

Arabic الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي العِرَاق
  • الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي العِرَاق (ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya fī l-ʕirāq)translations of "Islamic State in Iraq" only
French État islamique d'Irak (ÉII/EII)
  • État islamique d'Irak (ÉII/EII)translations of "Islamic State in Iraq" only
Polish Islamskie Państwo w Iraku
  • Islamskie Państwo w Irakutranslations of "Islamic State in Iraq" only
Cite this entry
APA

Islamic State in Iraq. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islamic%20State%20in%20Iraq

MLA

“Islamic State in Iraq.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islamic%20State%20in%20Iraq. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Islamic State in Iraq,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islamic%20State%20in%20Iraq.

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